2024-10-17
Daily Telegraph Front Page 17th of October 2024
The Chancellor is considering the largest tax increase in history to raise fuel duty, facing potential resistance from Cabinet colleagues.
The Chancellor is considering the largest tax increase in history to raise fuel duty, facing potential resistance from Cabinet colleagues.
Rachel Reeves plans to raise capital gains tax on share sales, which will not affect second homes, as part of a strategy to increase revenue from wealthier investors.
The government is planning a £1.50 weekly increase in universal credit benefits, prompting criticism from Labour MPs who are concerned about the adequacy of support in light of rising inflation and living costs.
US investment firm Advent is preparing a bid for Tate & Lyle, highlighting the resurgence of private equity interest in UK companies, with expectations that the offer could exceed the company’s current valuation.
A tragic explosion in Newcastle, reported by the Metro, resulted in the death of a seven-year-old boy and hospitalisation of six others.
A proposed law on assisted dying, which would allow terminally ill patients in Britain to end their lives if agreed upon by doctors and a judge, is being debated by MPs in a first vote on the matter.
The Daily Mirror reveals that Thomas Tuchel is being considered to succeed Gareth Southgate as England’s first German manager.
A government minister has pledged to resolve a situation where thousands of carers have been put into debt due to repayment demands linked to benefit overpayments, following a significant investigation into the issue and potential breaches of regulations.
Sir Keir Starmer and his family are at the centre of a controversy involving backstage access to a Taylor Swift concert, after police were reportedly pressured into providing an escort and a private meeting with the singer and her mother.
Neil Ruddock, the ex-Liverpool player, confessed to deceiving his teammates by cheating on the Daily Star’s notoriously challenging crossword for financial gain.